Barber&#39;s headrest holder



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A. N. THURMAN BARBERs HEADRES'I' HOLDER Filed Jul'y 20. 1921 1 Wye;

Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

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ANVERN N. THURMAN, OF ANTHONY, KANSAS.

BARBERS HEADREST HOLDER.

Application filed July 20, 1921.

being that it holds the head rest at some con- I venient location so that it may be readily grasped and engaged with the barbers chair.

An. important object is the provision of a device of this character which is so constructed that it may be clamped upon some portion of a chair, upon a shelf, or in fact any supporting element, the construction being such that the head rest engaged within my device will always be maintained in upright position regardless of the nature of the support.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, which will automatically adjust itself to different conditions, which will be sanitary and eflicient in use, durable in service, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is an elevation of my device with a barbers head rest supported thereby,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of my device alone,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view,

Figure A is a fragmentary perspective view showing a different arrangement, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a slight modification.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the letter A designates a support which might be some convenient portion of a barbers chair, or which might be the edge of a shelf, table, or other similar member. This support A is shown in the present instance as horizontal though it should be un- Serial No. 486,031.

derstood that it might be vertical or have any angular inclination as such variation would not affect the mounting or operativeness of my device in holding a barbers head rest, indicated by the letter B.

I11 carrying out my invention I provide a clamp formed as a U-shaped body 10 which is adapted to straddlingly engage upon the support A and both arms of this body are formed with threaded holes 11 through either selected one of which may be screwed a clamping screw 12 of the wing type, this screw being adapted to engage the support A for holding the clamp 10 rigid. The bight portion of the clamp 10 is formed with a threaded hole 13.

My device further includes a holder proper which is formed of a single metal rod bent to provide a pair of curved arms 14. The portion of the rod between the upper ends of the arms 14 is bent to define a loop 15 which is disposed against the bight portion of the clamp 10 and which is held thereon by means of a screw 16 which passes through the loop 15 and which is screwed into the hole 13.

In the use of the device it will be seen that the clamp 10 is engaged upon the support A and the screw 12 tightened. Under ordinary conditions the screw 16 provides a swivel connection between the holder proper and the clamp so that the holder will automatically hang in a vertical position even though the clamp 10 be engaged upon an inclined or vertical support instead of upon a horizontal support. as illustrated. The head rest B is of course merely disposed upon the arms 14: and will be held thereby, as shown in Figure 1, in position convenient for use when desired. It is also to be noted that if preferred, the screw 16 may be tightened so as to lock the holder proper and make it rigid with respect to the clamp.

If desired, the holder may be attached in a difierent way to meet various conditions. As shown in Figure 4, the holder member maybe placed against one of the arms of the clamp instead of the bight with the screw 16 engaged in the unoccupied hole 11 instead of the hole 13.

If preferred, instead of forming the holder with the eye or loop 15, I may have a straight bar connecting the curved arms 14, this bar having its intermediate portion flattened as shown at 17 and provided with Ill a hole for the passage of the screw 16, all as shown in Figure 5.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a very simple and consequently inexpensive device for holding a barbers head rest when the same is removed from its usual position, the de vice being furthermore so constructed that it is capable of having an ornamental appearance. f

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A barbers head rest holder comprising a U-shaped attaching bracket having an arm carrying a clamping screw, the holder consisting of a pair of spaced curved arms of a shape to receive and hold a barbers head rest, said arms being connected and the connecting portion being formed with an attaching loop, and means for mounting said loop upon either the bight portion or the other arm of said bracket, the holder proper being pivotally adjustable in the plane of the side to which it is attached.

2. A barbers head rest holder comprising a supporting member formed from a single length of resilient metal including spaced curved arms connected by a bight portion formed centrally with an attaching loop, and a U-shaped attaching bracket having one arm equipped with a clamping screw and having its bight portion and other arm formed with threaded holes, said supporting member being disposable with its attaching loop in engagement with either the night portion or the second named arm of the bracket, and a securing screw passing through said loop and through either of said threaded holes, the supporting member being adapted to have a head rest engaged therein whereby to hold the same in upright position regardless of the angle of an element to which the bracket may be attached, said screw serving to hold the supporting member rigid in any adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ANVERN N. THURMAN. 

